Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Cath Lab
Concord North, NC
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

Title: RN-Cath Lab

Location: Concord North Carolina 28025

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 8hr Day Shift - 40Shift Information: 7am - 3pm (Monday - Friday)Clinical Interviewing- No - Manager InterviewOn Call, Call Back Requirements: NoWeekend Rotation: NoneHoliday Requirements: Closed on major holidaysFloating Requirements: Possibility to float to EP and procedural areas (manager will discuss this upon interview)

Candidate will possibly float to Cath/EP/Vascular Lab (this experience is required)

About Facility:

• Beds: 457
• Level III Trauma Center
• Stroke Center of Excellence
• Bariatric Center of Excellence
• Chest Pain Center
• Radius Rule: Traveler's permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

Unit Information: Beds: 12 beds combined; see 17-20 patients a day (usually same nurse before and after procedure for continuity of care)

Minimum Years of Experience required: MUST have a miniumum of 2 years of Critical care, PACU, or CCU experience. Minimum 2 years

Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• R and L Heart Cath, structural hearts, TAVR's, Watchman, Vascular procedures, EP devices and ablations, possible Carotid access procedures
• Patients likely receiving moderate sedation so will be more awake and alert than PACU

Patient Ratios: RN: 1: 3 (depends on the type of patient. Example: TAVR's lielky only 2)

Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

• BLS, ACLS

Skills required:

• neurovascular checks that may include Dopplers, comfortable with gtts (rarely pressors, nitro and heparin most commonly seen), site management (access fem or radial); TR band or groin device compression experience, rarely do they pull sheaths (not required)
• Post Anesthesia experience, a little BP management (if pressors started likely short term care until transferred to appropriate floor)
• See occasional swan, temp pacing wires, or A line (exp. Preferred but not required)
• No vents, Rarely see BiPaps
• Will have EKG, glucometer, and iSTAT checkoffs during orientation

Support within the Department:

• CNA: 1 at a time
• Receptionist/HUC: No
• Charge nurse: Yes, occasionally takes patients but no set assignment (assist with cardioversions)
• RT 24/7: Yes, RT available with a call and anesthesia in the department routinely
• Hospitalist 24/7: APP's and NP's (6:30am-7pm); MD's constantly on unit
• Telemetry monitoring/tech: Patient's have bedside monitor as well as nurses station

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Alaris
• Med dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: Philips

Unit specific equipment: EKG. iSTAT, Glucometers

Floating: I Possibility to float to EP and procedural areas (manager will discuss this upon interview)
Orientation (facility and unit):

• NEO
• Usually 1-2 shifts of precepted shifts

Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation: None
• On call: No
• Holiday Expectations: Closed on major holidays
• RTO approval: All RTO approved my manager
• Shift times: 7am-3pm (M-F 8hr shifts) preferred but variable as most do 10-hour shifts
• Schedule cycle: 4-5 weeks at a time

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: Scrubs provided (Green)
• Parking: Free, designated parking for teammates
• Unit Culture: Great culture and enjoy working with each other. Everyone works very well together and have had great feedback from travelers. Repeat travelers are very common.

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